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I know this may be a Stupid Qustion but will my Turtles be ok for a few Day's Without a Filter? The One we Basically Quit on Saturday. I will not be able to get One till Next Weekend?


Lainee

Dont worry,they are going to be OK for a couple of days without a filter,try feeding them in a seperate container and do partial water changes every other day or so,and they should be fine.

I kind of Figured they wouold be ok because they don't have Filters in the Wild but i just wanted to make sure? The Tank is a Little Cloudy so i'm going to Change some of the Water in the Mourning.

Thanks So much!!!
Lainee

my filter's actually too low a grade for my current setup. the little ones are doing fine, though. i just clean out the tank more often.

Hmm, They should be fine for a couple days... But, Do water changes every single day, just to make sure.

they will be perfectly fine for a few days in dirty water its more an issue of how gross it is to look at for u

Yeah, a few days won't harm them unless the water seems really murky, but you will easily notice the water getting nasty a lot quicker, and it may start to smell grotesque after just one day. When I have my filter off for maintenance, all it takes is half an hour for the water to be full with floating skin and debris.

I went for about a week without a filter last fall and within about a day - no kidding! - the ammonia level shot up in the tank. Even if you can't see the bad stuff it's probably building up without a filter because the worst of it is invisible.

But, like the others said, you'll be fine if you're diligent about water changes.